Ranking of US States By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in the United States was 10.29%. Among all US states and DC, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in West Virginia (16.19%), followed by New Mexico (15.6%), and Kentucky (15.1%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 states: District of Columbia (5.45%), Maryland (6.37%), and New Hampshire (7.07%).

The chart below shows the top 10 states where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and DC.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in the US.

You can also see, for each state, the ranking of counties and cities and places.